Can Lyme be transmitted through sex?

[JackieCalifornia]

Bumping a question gibsongal just posted at the end of a long, old thread below:

"one more thought on this old thread.. is it sexually transmitted?

my husband had lyme last year and just as he was getting better i started getting bad..?"

I checked with our sadly ignorant friends on the CDC website and they say no way, can't be, never mind that syphilis is also caused by a spirochetal bacterium (corkscrew shaped bug).

Anybody got thoughts on this?  It's a very good question.

[gibsongal]

i really think the things can live in sperm..just my opinion, i read a few instances on line where the woman swore she did not ever get a tic bite.    and science that showed spirochetes in sperm..

[youvegottobekidding]

Just found this - it's all very unsure....

http://gotlyme . wordpress . com/2009/08/13/sexual-transmission-of-lyme-disease/


(I inserted some spaces so that the "Useful links police" on here don't banish me)

[youvegottobekidding]

I read somewhere that it has definitely been found in human semen.
Therefore I think it can.

[mojogal]

I have been told nobody knows for sure. Not very helpful to those of us with partners.